I was wondering if one of you knows if its necessary to do heat treating on axes or if it's just for the swords and knives.

any help would be appreciated.

Hi if you want to use it to cut wood etc then yes, the edge should be heat treated, A forge welded edge of carbon steel was used extensively during the viking age.
If the head is just for reenactment than you probably dont need to bother.

I too was impressed by Toni R's axe head and have started work on one in a similar fashion. I have come to the point where I want to reshape the hole for the shaft into a rounder section. My question is: If I start pounding on an old axe head without annealing it am I likely to snap it in two, or is it not likely to be that brittle?

having written this I guess the obvious answer is better safe than sorry.

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